What is bird flu, and how did it get to a Louisiana patient? Here's how it spreads to humans.
H5N1 usually spreads to people through contact with infected or dead birds, as with the Louisiana patient. Currently, there are no known cases of human-to-human transmission, said the CDC's Dr. Demetre Daskalakis.
The bird flu outbreak has spread to all 50 states, infecting dairy cattle, poultry farms and 61 humans across the country.
The declaration of a state of emergency in California over avian influenza comes within days of the first severe human case ...
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